Disinfectant-holder.



y m" Patented July 15,1913

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DISINFEGTANT HOLDER.

APPLIOATION FILED 00T. 14, 1912.

Patented July 15, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

FRED A. CREEID, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

DISINFECTANT-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 15, 1913.

Application filed October 14, 1912. Serial No. 725,691..

To all Lo/wm t may concern Be it known that I, FRED A. Grunn), a citizenof the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of SanFrancisco, State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Disinfectant-Holders; and l do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

This invention is directed to improvements in disinfectant holders foruse in connection with urinals and closet bowls, the same being soconstructed that the water used in flushing the same will be impregnatedwith the disinfectant during each fiushing operation.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a holder of thischaracter that the room or place in which it is located will bedisinfected.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in thenovel features of construction, formations, combinations andarrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimedand illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is afragmentary sectional view of a closet bowl, showing the holder in placetherein. Fig. 2 is a side view of the holder attached. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the clamp. Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view ofa Aurinal showing the holder in place thereon. Fig. 5 is a front viewshowing the holder in place and in section. Fig. 6 is a sectional viewon line 6 6 of Fig. 4l. Fig. 7 is a similar View on line 7--7 of Fig. 4.Fig. 8 is a detail view of the bracket designed for application upon theflush pipe of a urinal.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a cylindrical bodyhaving its opposite ends closed by plates 2, said body when in use beingdisposed horizontally in relation to the bowl 3. The body 1 is dividedinto compartments 4L and 5 by the partition 6, communication being hadto the compartments 4C and 5 through necks 7, said necks being providednear their upper ends with perforations 8 through which the fumes fromthe disinfectant material may pass. Pivotally connected to the upperends of the necks 7 are covers 9 which serve to prevent any water whichmay splash from entering the compartments through the necks 7 A bracket10 is provided and has its foot 11 secured to the upper central surfaceof the body 1, said bracket further consists of a vertical arm 12 whichterminates from the foot 11. The arm 12 terminates in a horizontal arm13, the outer end of which terminates in a downwardly directed arm 14,the same being provided with a threaded perforation 15 for adjustablyreceiving the screw 16, the inner end of which bears against the outersurface of the bowl 1 when the arms 12 and 111 span the rim 17 of thebowl.

A longitudinal slot 18 is formed in the body 1 and opens into thecompartment 5. Secured adjacent the slot 18 is an upwardly flared lip19, said lip normally resting against the inner surface of the bowl sothat the flush water, or a portion thereof will be directed into thecompartment 5 and in contact with the balls 20, which may be formed fromany suitable disinfectant material. The water during the passage throughthe compartment 5 becomes impregnated with the disinfectant and entersthe bowl through the perforations 21 formed in the bottom of thecompartment 5, thus thoroughly disinfecting the bowl.

The compartment t is especially adapted for containing a liquiddisinfectant which is introduced through the neck which leads to saidcompartment, the fumes from the disinfectant serving to purify ordisinfect the air in the place in which the holder is located.

The balls of disinfectant material may be readily introduced to thecompartment 5 through the neck 7.

The bracket 22 is provided with a foot 28 which is attached to theholder by suitable securing devices and is provided with a verticalportion 24 which terminates in an outwardly curved arm 25, the upper endof which terminates in a vertical arm 26 having an extension 27 formedupon its upper end, said bracket being for the purpose of supporting thedevice within a urinal, the curved arm 25 being provided so that theupper edge of the urinal is accommodated, thereby permitting the arm 26to rest against the flush pipe 28, and held thereagainst by the clip 29.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that a disinfectantholder has been provided which contains disinfectants in solid andliquid form, the same being adapt* ed for use upon closetbowls orurinals.

What is claimed is l. In a device of the class described, a bodycomprising a pair of compartments, one of said compartments beingadapted to contain disinfectant in solid form and the other disinfectantin liquid form, necks have ing communication With said compartments 'forfilling` the same, means for supporting said body in a closetreceptacle, and means for directing Water into the compartmentcontaining the solid disinfectant.

2. In a device oi the class described, a body divided into compartments,one of said compartments beingadapted to contain disinfectants in solid'form and the named compartment, an upwardly flared lip secured adjacentsaid slot for directing Water into said compartment, and a bracketsecured to the body and adapted to detachably support the same Within acloset receptacle.

In testimony whereof, I aiiiX my s1gnature, 1n presence of twoWitnesses.

FRED A. CREED. Witnesses M. J. OLOONEY, L. WARNER.

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